Cadets from Clwyd & Gwynedd Army Cadet Force (ACF) have shone at this year’s Young Dragons First Aid Competitions, which are managed by St. John Ambulance Service.

Cadets Sadie Edwards from Bethesda and Leighton Williams from Holyhead won first place in the Under 15s category, and Cadets Nicholas Fiorita and Courtney Bargate from Llandudno took first place in the Under 18s category.

Sisters and Adult Instructors, Tabitha and Chloe Cook, took first place in the Young Adults category.

Awards and participation certificates were presented by Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of Clwyd Colonel John Williams DL and Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd Mr Edmund Bailey DL, along with High Sheriff of Clwyd Mrs C H G Howard and High Sheriff of Gwynedd Professor S Hope OBE.

Sergeant Major Instructor Louise Baker-Morris (Regional, Clwyd and Gwynedd ACF’s First Aid Officer), thanked the adult staff and teams for their work preparing for the competition, which also proved a very useful precursor to the upcoming regional Army Cadet competitions.

Major John Baxendale, the Commandant’s Young Dragons representative said: “It was good that teams from across the spectrum of uniformed groups participated. Thanks to the staff from St John for overseeing the various challenging tests.”

First Aid is just one of the transferable skills that Cadets can gain from being involved with the ACF in Wales. There are hundreds of opportunities to compete in activities that improve their personal skillset and equip them for adult life.

Over 300 primary school pupils were joined by a team of RAF personnel at the National Museum in Cardiff who helped them to build rocket cars, try computer coding, make a parachute to safely land an egg and take part in a hot air balloon challenge.